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Broke out one of the vintage combos this evening: Mitchell 309 with a Garcia Conolon 2121 ultralight rod. Found some gills before the thunderstorms moved it.
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Yea, a few Crappie snuck in there too. Good night at the pond.
That is a nice looking old school rig! Thanks for sharing.
I do like those throwback combos, nice fish too!
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I need to take my ol' 408 fishing soon, and also my Cardinal 3. They will not fit on a JDM rod (at least the ones I own) or most Fuji seats without trimming the reel foot a tad, so I have the Mitchell on a
Eagle Claw rod (6' Powerlite a la Richard Gene), and the Cardinal on a St Croix trout special.
Love the vintage glass rod bend .
Pretty fish !
Wish St Croix would make a replica ultralight glass rod .
I’d go for one made out of the newer S glass .
Very nice, FFW. That old combo is still getting the job done! As a lefty I love to see the odd numbered GMs in action.
Bob
Something special about those old rod and reels
That rod and reel combo takes me back to the years l used them. Nice catch.
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Very nice, thanks for sharing
love me some spring fling fisheez , congrats and KABOOM
That’s a cool rig!
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Don't get much better than those two paired up for panfish. Nice looking fish too!
Very nice. I’ve got an old 309 put up some where. It needs a complete rebuild. Had it on a Eagle Claw feather weight. Don’t know where that rod got of to. Tons of fish were caught with that setup.
Nice catches and pictures !
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I remember them, just couldn’t afford them at the time. I found my Silaflex at a flea market for cheap. Had a fenwick too but do t know where it got off to.
The Conolon is very cool and in great shape.
You can find old school fiberglass rods on eBay. I have several. This Garcia is a beauty and a finesse/ultralight delight. It's only 5 feet long and balances perfectly with the Mitchell 309. It's two-piece, so it would pack nicely for hiking into streams. and rivers. Anyone who had this sort of setup in the early/mid-60s was living large!
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